Research Ambassadors

About the Role

The OUR Research Ambassador team consists of undergraduate students with their own experience in undergraduate research and a passion for promoting undergraduate research at The University of Alabama. Ambassadors represent a variety of research disciplines and academic backgrounds, ranging from STEM to social sciences to humanities and fine arts. They help connect undergraduate students to research opportunities both on and off campus.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one advising with students to help them find research opportunities and develop individualized research plans.
• Promote undergraduate research involvement and opportunities across campus.
• Visit classes, clubs, and other organizations to discuss research opportunities.
• Participate in all events sponsored by the Office for Undergraduate Research.

Current Research Ambassadors

• Ellie Aldred: Political Science, History, Archaeology (Mentor: Dr. Holly Grout)
• Abby Barton: Public Health, Sleep, Medicine (Mentor: Dr. Adam Knowlden)
• Katy Butler: Chemistry, Mathematics, Pre-Med, Machine Learning (Mentors: Dr. David Dixon, Dr. Sergei Gleyzer)
• Kylie Buchanan: Biology, Pre-Medical, Cancer Immunotherapy, Infectious Diseases (Mentor: Dr. John Victor Napoleon)
• Cecilia Cordell: Finance, Economics, Tax Policy (Mentor: Dr. Amanda Ross)
• Nick Curry: Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Pre-Med (Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed)
• Arman Dolatabadi: Linguistics, Neuroscience, Computer Science (Mentor: Dr. Bryan Koronkiewicz)
• Caleb Eyonon: Experimental Economics, Financial Risk, Behavioral Finance, Insurance (Mentors: Dr. Kenny Wunder, Dr. Pan Jundapon)
• Amelia Geist: Psychology; British, American, and African American Literature (Mentors: Dr. Darren George, Dr. Katie Garrison)
• Zach Goldman: Pre-Med, Biology, Neuroscience, Physics, Biophysics (Mentor: Dr. Atulya Iyengar)
• Cheryl Harden: Public Health and Medicine (Mentors: Dr. Nathan Culmer, Dr. Todd Smith)
• Allison John: Chemistry, Biology, History (Mentors: Dr. Laura Reed, Dr. Brandon Thompson)
• Raeed Kabir: Economics, Mathematics, Policy (Mentor: Dr. Michael Price)
• Hayeon Lee: Renewable Energy, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductors (Mentor: Dr. Dawen Li)
• Bailey Liddle: Analytics, Cybersecurity, Technology (Mentors: Dr. Nick Freeman & Dr. Greg Bott)
• Michelle McCleod: Neuroscience, Linguistics (Mentor: Dr. Evie Malaia)
• Trista Mendes: Education, Bilingualism (Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Summy)
• Milena Mesfun: GIS, Interdisciplinary Research, Internships, Material Science (Mentor: Dr. Amanda Koh)
• Addison Miller: History, International Relations, Chinese Studies, Education Policy, Foreign Language, Artificial Intelligence (Mentors: Dr. Xiang Zhang, Dr. Yanyu Xiong, Dr. Natalie Adams, Dr. Brianna Royster)
• Eli Moore: Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Criminal Justice (Mentor: Dr. Richard Fording)
• Jenny Nguyen: Biology, Anthropology, Pre-Med (Mentor: Dr. Lisa Pawloski)
• Elizabeth Owens: Aerospace Engineering, History, Public Policy, Pre-Law (Mentors: Dr. Jordan Lawson, Dr. Easir Papon)
• Emie Vandiver: Biology, Genetics, Pre-Med (Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed)
• Molly Sullivan: Biology, Anthropology (Mentors: Dr. Courtney Helfrecht, Dr. Lingyan Kong)